Because many do it when they don't have to taking advantage of people.

Nonsense - why can't they set the price as the market demands at the time as everyone is hoarding gasoline?

For example - when everyone is making a run on the gas station the supply gets depleted quickly.

Allowing the price to rise discourages hoarding and thus more supply can come to market and price come down.

Where I was, the dealers had no idea when the next shipment was coming in and power spotty and thus were losing money selling at the price it was and trying to offset higher costs on the next deliveries.

Nonsense - why can't they set the price as the market demands at the time as everyone is hoarding gasoline?

For example - when everyone is making a run on the gas station the supply gets depleted quickly.

Allowing the price to rise discourages hoarding and thus more supply can come to market and price come down.

Where I was, the dealers had no idea when the next shipment was coming in and power spotty and thus were losing money selling at the price it was and trying to offset higher costs on the next deliveries.

I see no problem w dealers jacking the price in an emergency.

Because they can't. We aren't talking about a few months, we are talking about a couple of weeks at best in most any disaster. When prices are hiked up too many poeple can't afford basic stuff they need AND often times the gas station, which is Really the gas company does it just to take advantage of the situation just as the local mom and pop grocery or hardware store does when they don't need to.

When disaster strike everyone loses money and it isn't right people or companies get to take advantage of it by unethically raising prices. Shit, oil companies already do it several times a year anyway. Tough shit to those businesses as they get to suffer like everyone else. They can raise price over the long term to pay for few days they couldn't do business.

Because they can't. We aren't talking about a few months, we are talking about a couple of weeks at best in most any disaster. When prices are hiked up too many poeple can't afford basic stuff they need AND often times the gas station, which is Really the gas company does it just to take advantage of the situation just as the local mom and pop grocery or hardware store does when they don't need to.

When disaster strike everyone loses money and it isn't right people or companies get to take advantage of it by unethically raising prices. Shit, oil companies already do it several times a year anyway. Tough shit to those businesses as they get to suffer like everyone else. They can raise price over the long term to pay for few days they couldn't do business.

A station only makes about 8 cents per gallon now. Yet - they have fixed costs. Without deliveries due to the emergency - they are losing $$$$. Why should thry be forced to lose money by the $$$$?

There is a distinction between something being legally wrong and something being unethical. There is room to argue that price gouging shouldn't be illegal but it is certainly unethical to take advantage of people in a time of crisis.

A station only makes about 8 cents per gallon now. Yet - they have fixed costs. Without deliveries due to the emergency - they are losing $$$$. Why should thry be forced to lose money by the $$$$?

That's why most gas stations are convenience stores now and not just gas stations. Also I find it hard to believe its just 8 cents when you see up to a .50 cent fluctuation between stations.

Additionally, again we are only talking about a short period of time. why should average people who are not business owners have to lose money during a disaster when they can't go to work? Same shit. Gas stations, which are really OIL COMPNiES need to suck it up.

If we are talking about Mom and Pop business then they need to make sure they have an emergency fund like regular working people should have too.

But you can gas before a storm like sandy hits. And you can stock up on supplies. So can gas stations.

Just so you know, I think the only people this hurts is mom and pop gas stations, how many of those are still around? Don't see any really in Cali. As for the large compaies like Chevron, Shell, arco etc? Fuck 'em. They raise prices all the time over bull shit and have plenty of resources/money to weather any storm.

PS. I have no interest in watching some jerk off vid. Just make your point in your own words.

But you can gas before a storm like sandy hits. And you can stock up on supplies. So can gas stations.

Just so you know, I think the only people this hurts is mom and pop gas stations, how many of those are still around? Don't see any really in Cali. As for the large compaies like Chevron, Shell, arco etc? Fuck 'em. They raise prices all the time over bull shit and have plenty of resources/money to weather any storm.

PS. I have no interest in watching some jerk off vid. Just make your point in your own words.

That's why most gas stations are convenience stores now and not just gas stations. Also I find it hard to believe its just 8 cents when you see up to a .50 cent fluctuation between stations.

Additionally, again we are only talking about a short period of time. why should average people who are not business owners have to lose money during a disaster when they can't go to work? Same shit. Gas stations, which are really OIL COMPNiES need to suck it up.

If we are talking about Mom and Pop business then they need to make sure they have an emergency fund like regular working people should have too.

That's why most gas stations are convenience stores now and not just gas stations. Also I find it hard to believe its just 8 cents when you see up to a .50 cent fluctuation between stations. Additionally, again we are only talking about a short period of time. why should average people who are not business owners have to lose money during a disaster when they can't go to work? Same shit. Gas stations, which are really OIL COMPNiES need to suck it up.

If we are talking about Mom and Pop business then they need to make sure they have an emergency fund like regular working people should have too.

The reason you see this is the corner Shell station is privately owned and they pay a higher price for their gas from the distributor. They don't get a volume discount. The Exxon down the street is corporate owned and they get an extreme discount on their gas and can actually sell it for what the Shell buys theirs for.

The average profit on a gallon of gas for the local guy is 8 cents. I'm surprised 333 got this right. The variation is, when prices go up, they are quick to increase the price. However, when prices drop, they are very slow to drop their prices, increasing the profit margin. I know this because I owned a mom and pop Shell station for several years.

I'm against price gouging in an emergency. I would price my gas to make a reasonable profit and to cover potential price increases from the distributer, but anything past that is taking advantage of people. I'll let the people who are buying it then reselling it on Craigslist do that

The reason you see this is the corner Shell station is privately owned and they pay a higher price for their gas from the distributor. They don't get a volume discount. The Exxon down the street is corporate owned and they get an extreme discount on their gas and can actually sell it for what the Shell buys theirs for.

The average profit on a gallon of gas for the local guy is 8 cents. I'm surprised 333 got this right. The variation is, when prices go up, they are quick to increase the price. However, when prices drop, they are very slow to drop their prices, increasing the profit margin. I know this because I owned a mom and pop Shell station for several years.

I'm against price gouging in an emergency. I would price my gas to make a reasonable profit and to cover potential price increases from the distributer, but anything past that is taking advantage of people. I'll let the people who are buying it then reselling it on Craigslist do that

There was one local guido trying to barter for sex on craiglist in return for gasoline.

The reason you see this is the corner Shell station is privately owned and they pay a higher price for their gas from the distributor. They don't get a volume discount. The Exxon down the street is corporate owned and they get an extreme discount on their gas and can actually sell it for what the Shell buys theirs for.

The average profit on a gallon of gas for the local guy is 8 cents. I'm surprised 333 got this right. The variation is, when prices go up, they are quick to increase the price. However, when prices drop, they are very slow to drop their prices, increasing the profit margin. I know this because I owned a mom and pop Shell station for several years.

I'm against price gouging in an emergency. I would price my gas to make a reasonable profit and to cover potential price increases from the distributer, but anything past that is taking advantage of people. I'll let the people who are buying it then reselling it on Craigslist do that